Pharmacokinetic and Safety Study of MRX-2843 in Adolescents and Adults With Relapsed/Refractory AML, ALL, or MPAL

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04872478
• Recruitment Status: Recruiting
• First Posted: May 4, 2021
• Last Update Posted: July 7, 2022
• Sponsor: Meryx, Inc.
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): Meryx, Inc.

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This is a Phase I, open-label, non-randomized, dose escalation study in adolescents and adults with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or mixed phenotype acute leukemia. Patients will receive continuous oral MRX-2843 in 28 day cycles at predefined dose cohorts.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Acute Myeloid Leukemia; Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia; Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia	Drug: MRX-2843	Phase 1

Detailed Description:

This is a Phase I, open-label, non-randomized, dose escalation study in up to 50 adolescent or adult patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, or mixed phenotype acute leukemia. Patients will receive a single dose of MRX-2843 followed by continuous oral MRX-2843 in 28 day cycles at predefined dose cohorts.

A dose expansion arm of approximately 12 patients (with 6 patients being FLT3 ITD+ and 6 patients being Mer+/FLT3 WT) will be accrued to further evaluate patients at the RP2D.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Estimated Enrollment: 50 participants
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Intervention Model: Sequential Assignment

Intervention Model Description

Patients will be accrued using a 3+3 approach. Cohorts will be escalated based on review of safety data for each patient and cohort.

The highest dose level administered prior to the dose in which ≥ 33% of patients experience a dose-limiting toxicity [DLT]) will be defined as the MTD. Based on PK, pharmacodynamic data, efficacy, safety and patient tolerability, a recommended dose for further development (RP2D) may be identified that is less than the formal MTD. A dose expansion arm of approximately 12 patients (with 6 patients being FLT3 ITD+ and 6 patients being Mer+/FLT3 WT) will be accrued to further evaluate patients at the RP2D.

• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: An Open Label Evaluation Phase 1 Trial of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of MRX-2843 in Adolescents and Adults With Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, or Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
• Actual Study Start Date: April 1, 2022
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: January 31, 2024
• Estimated Study Completion Date: January 31, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Dose Escalation - Level 1; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules
Experimental: Dose Escalation - Level 2; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules
Experimental: Dose Escalation - Level 3; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules
Experimental: Dose Escalation - Level 4; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules
Experimental: Dose Escalation - Level 5; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules
Experimental: Expansion Arm at RP2D; MRX-2843 capsules, QD - 28 day cycles	Drug: MRX-2843; MRX-2843 capsules

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Percentage of subjects with Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) [ Time Frame: Baseline to the end of Cycle 1 (up to 28 days) ]
2. Percentage of subjects with Adverse Events (AEs) and Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) graded per National Cancer Institute Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (NCI CTCAE) Version 5 [ Time Frame: Baseline up to 14 days after last dose of study treatment (up to approximately 8 months) ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Determine Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) in mg of MRX-2843 [ Time Frame: Baseline to end of Cycle 1 (up to 28 days) ]
2. AUC0-t: area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to the time of the last [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
3. AUC0-inf: area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to infinity [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
4. AUC0-τ: area under the concentration-time curve from time 0 to tau, where tau is the dosing interval [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
5. Cmax: maximum observed plasma concentration [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
6. Tmax: time to reach maximum observed plasma concentration [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
7. λz: terminal phase elimination rate constant [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
8. t1/2: apparent terminal elimination half-life [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
9. CL/F: apparent total body clearance [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]
10. Vz/F: apparent volume of distribution of the terminal phase [ Time Frame: Day 1 and Day 23 of Cycle 1 (each cycle is 28 days) ]

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient is a male or female at least 12 years of age.
• Patient must weigh at least 40 Kg.
• Patient has histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of AML as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria (2017), ALL, or MPAL and is in second or later relapse or is refractory to at least one induction regimen.
• The effects of MRX-2843 on developing human fetus are unknown. For this reason, women of child-bearing potential and men must agree to remain abstinent, or agree to practice double barrier forms of birth control in which 2 of the following precautions are used during the study and for 4 months after last dose of study drug(s): vasectomy, tubal ligation (or other transcervical sterilization procedures), vaginal diaphragm, intrauterine device, birth control pills, birth control implant, or condom or sponge with spermicide.
• Female patients of childbearing potential must be nonpregnant, nonlactating, and have a negative pregnancy test result at Screening and a negative pregnancy test on Day 1 of Cycles 1-4.
• Patient is able to provide written, informed consent or assent for patients < 18 years of age is provided along with parent/guardian consent before initiation of any study related procedures, and patient is able, in the opinion of the investigator, to comply with all the requirements of the study.
• Patient is able to swallow oral medication.
• Patient has white blood cell (WBC) lower than 25,000/mm3 at Screening prior to initiation of MRX-2843. Patients who are otherwise medically eligible for enrollment but have WBC above 25,000/mm3 are allowed concurrent treatment with hydroxyurea to stabilize the WBC. In these situations, hydroxyurea will be discontinued once WBC is below 10,000/mm3 and at least 1 day prior to start of study treatment. Treatment with hydroxyurea will be allowed during Cycle 1 if deemed needed by the Investigator.

• The Patient has laboratory values at Screening:

  1. Bilirubin ≤ 1.5 the upper limit of normal (ULN). For patients with documented Gilbert's disease, bilirubin ≤ 3.0 mg/dL

  2. Creatinine clearance (CrCl) ≥ 60 mL/min. For creatinine clearance estimation, the Cockcroft and Gault equation should be used:

     Male: CrCl (mL/min) = (140 - age) × wt (kg) / (serum creatinine × 72) (For females: Multiply above result by 0.85)

  3. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) ≤ 3.0 × ULN
• Patient has Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 or Lansky/Karnofsky ≥ 50.
• For the FLT3ITD expansion cohort at RP2D, the FLT3ITD+ patients should have previously been treated with at least one FLT3 inhibitor prior to enrollment.

Exclusion Criteria:

• To be eligible for this study, each of the following criteria must be satisfied with a "NO" answer:

All Subjects:

• Patient has diagnosis of acute promyelocytic leukemia (or AML M3).
• Patients with known active CNS leukemia.
• Patient has any surgical or medical condition (active or chronic) that may interfere with drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, or excretion of the study drug, or any other condition that may place the patient at risk.
• Patient has a history of other malignancies that have required systemic treatment within the last 2 years or are deemed by the investigator to have a potential to interfere with the safety and efficacy assessment of MRX2843. Patients with treated nonmelanoma skin cancer, in situ carcinoma or cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, regardless of the disease-free duration, are eligible for this study if definitive treatment for the condition has been completed.
• Patient has received radionuclide treatment within 6 weeks of the first dose of study treatment.
• Patient has received systemic antineoplastic therapy within 14 days of study treatment or 6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C. (However, hydroxyurea can be given for the purposes of cytoreduction up to 1 day prior to enrollment, with the exceptions noted above in the inclusion criteria).
• Patient has not fully recovered from acute toxic effects due to all prior therapies, except alopecia and other non-clinically significant AEs prior to enrollment.
• Patient has active clinically significant GvHD.
• Patient has received calcineurin inhibitors within four weeks of study treatment.
• Patient is known to have human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV).
• Patient has used a small molecular kinase inhibitor or any investigational drug or product within 28 days or 5 half lives, whichever is longer, before study drug dosing.
• Patient has a diagnosis of active hepatitis B or C.
• Patient has an active uncontrolled infection.

• Patient has a history of Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) or is considered at high risk for T1D, where high risk is defined as

  1. Patient has 1 first-degree relative (FDR; defined as parents, offspring or siblings) with T1D AND A1C value > 6.5% or
  2. Patient has 2+FDR with T1D
• Patient has known or suspected history of retinitis pigmentosa or known or suspected familial history of retinitis pigmentosa.
• Patient requires concomitant treatment, in therapeutic doses, with anticoagulants such as warfarin or coumadin-related agents, thrombin or FXa inhibitors, and antiplatelet agents (e.g., clopidogrel). Low dose aspirin (≤ 81 mg/day), low-dose warfarin (≤1 mg/day), and prophylactic Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) are permitted.
• Patient has congestive heart failure New York Heart Association (NYHA) class 3 or 4, or patient with a history of congestive heart failure NYHA class 3 or 4 in the past, unless a screening echocardiogram performed within 3 months prior to study entry results in a left ventricular ejection fraction that is ≥ 45%.
• Patient has QTcF > 480 ms.
• Patient has had major surgery within 4 weeks of the first dose of study drug.
• The patient is unable or unwilling to abide by the study protocol or cooperate fully with the investigator or designee.

Contacts and Locations

Contacts

Contact: Meryx; 919-270-4667; safety@meryxpharma.com

Locations

United States, Georgia

Emory University - WINSHIP Cancer Center; Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Contact: William Blum, MD

Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta; Not yet recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Contact: Melinda Pauly, MD

United States, New York

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Not yet recruiting

New York, New York, United States, 10065

Contact: Dr. Neerav Shukla

Principal Investigator: Neerav Shukla

Sponsors and Collaborators

Meryx, Inc.

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Melinda Pauley, MD; Emory University, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Principal Investigator: William Blum, MD; Emory University
• Principal Investigator: Thomas Alexander, MD; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Children's
• Principal Investigator: Joshua Zeidner, MD; UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center

More Information

• Responsible Party: Meryx, Inc.
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04872478
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2843-1003
• First Posted: May 4, 2021
• Last Update Posted: July 7, 2022
• Last Verified: July 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

• Plan to Share IPD: No

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: Yes
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Keywords provided by Meryx, Inc.:

MerTK Inhibitor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Leukemia; Leukemia, Myeloid; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma; Leukemia, Lymphoid; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases